Lynda Garland (born 13 October 1955) is a scholar and professor at the

University of Queensland The University of Queensland is a Public university, public research university located primarily in Brisbane, the capital city of the Australian state of Queensland. Founded in 1909 by the Queensland parliament, UQ is one of the six sandstone ...

. Her research focuses on female images in the

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period and

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Society.

Biography

Professor Lynda Garland is currently the Honorary Research Associate Professor in

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at the School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry at the University of Queensland, Australia. She was the professor of Ancient and Medieval History at the

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. Garland has also been teaching at the University of New England, New South Wales and working as the Head of the School of Humanities at the University of New England, Armidale. Professor Garland studies the history from the

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to the

Early Middle Ages The Early Middle Ages (or early medieval period), sometimes controversially referred to as the Dark Ages (historiography), Dark Ages, is typically regarded by historians as lasting from the late 5th to the 10th century. They marked the start o ...

. Her own research focuses on women, especially the imperial princesses and empresses, and their relationship and status within the family and society in the

period. At the same time, she has collaborated with Professor Matthew Dillion at the University of New England and collected social and historical documents of

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and Rome. The primary documents are translated into English and compiled into sourcebooks for students and scholars in Greek and Roman History to study and use for reference.

Books

* ''Ancient Rome: social and historical documents from the early Republic to the death of Augustus'' (2015). * ''Questions of Gender in Byzantine Society'' (2013). * ''The Ancient Greeks: History and Culture from Archaic Times to the Death of Alexander'' (2012). * ''Basileia: Essays on Imperium and Culture in Honour of E.M. and M.J. Jeffreys'' (2011). * ''Byzantine Women AD 800–1200: Varieties of Experience'' (2006). * ''Ancient Rome: from the Early Republic to the Assassination of Julius Caesar'' (2005). * ''Byzantine Empresses: Women and Power in Byzantium AD 527-1204'' (1999). * ''Conformity and Non-Conformity in Byzantium'' (1997). * ''Social and Historical Documents from Archaic Times to the Death of Socrates (c. 800–399 BC)'' (1994).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Garland, Lynda 1955 births Living people Women Byzantinists Women medievalists Scholars of Byzantine history Academic staff of the University of Queensland